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Register by Friday, April 5, to Take Advantage of Early-bird Rates

Hundreds of evaluation professionals will be attending the CES National Conference, with the theme "Renewal and Confluence: Navigating the Future of Evaluation." The event is taking place in Fredericton, New Brunswick, from May 5 to 8. You can expect captivating speakers, fantastic food and unprecedented networking opportunities.

One of the most exciting aspects of the National Conference is the breadth of professional development sessions available to you. You can choose from over 100 workshops and presentations. These include – among  so many others! – the following options:

• What Can We Learn About Doing Evaluations Differently? Experiences From the 9th Gathering of Healing our Spirit Worldwide
• Negative, Uncomfortable, Harmful, or Invisible? Examining Evaluation and Reporting on Less-than-Desirable Intervention Outcomes
• Unsettling and Reorienting Organizational Practices: Engaging Equity-deserving Community Voices in Strategic Program Reviews
• Putting the Plus into Practice: Reflections on Integrating Intersectionality into Federal Evaluations
• Building a Systems Approach in Evaluation from the Ground-Up
• Evaluating in Indigenous Contexts: Understanding Program Success
• Enhancing Survey Participation Through Text Mining: A Case Study of Alberta’s Tomorrow Project
• The Truth about Stories: Using Storytelling to Support Learning, Renewal and Transformation
• Why Data Literacy Initiatives Fail and How to Fix It (or How to Stop Worrying and Love Data Visualization)
• Can Data Collection Ever Excite Community Members? The Results of a QR Code Pilot in a Calgary Community Hub

By registering early, you'll benefit from a reduced rate – a savings of $75. By booking now, you’ll also have a better selection of flight, train or bus times and rates. And our conference hotel blocks still have discounted rooms available.

Virtual registration is also available for the opening and closing ceremonies, three keynote presentations and awards ceremony, at a range of price points and with simultaneous translation and close captioning.

See the registration options and register now.

We look forward to seeing you in Fredericton in May!